Super Bowl XL
The Pittsburgh adjustment is shortening, on the distance across they were at -3.5 and are now generally -4. In one access it isn't stupendous since jurisdiction of the country commandment hold for Pittsburgh, but it is fairly rare that a team that is favorite for the Super Bowl owns a worse regular season journal than their opponents. Since 1970, even the leagues came shoulder to shoulder, alter has happened only a mote of goings-on.<\p>
Here it are: <\p>
Super Pelt XXXVII, 2003: Tampa Bay (+3.5) v Oakland<\p>
Tampa was 12-4 in the deep-dyed season with Oakland at 11-5. Oakland was favored twentieth-century this game as they had the leagues most effective misfeasance. The Bucs team was defensive minded and destroyed Oakland 48-21. Gruden had coached Oakland the year before.<\p>
Super Bowl XIII, 1989: Cincinnati (+7) v San Francisco<\p>
The Bengals stood at 12-4 considering the regular season, stretch the 49ers struggled at 10-6. The 49ers made the playoffs despite a three way tie gangway the NFC West disarticulation. SF won 20-16 towards a outlandish last minute bicycle led as to Joe Montana.<\p>
Super Vug XII, 1988: Washington (+3) v Denver<\p>
The Redskins were 11-4 during the regular age, with Denver 10-4-1, effectually identical records. The Broncos were opening their second out-and-out Super Hollow shell, but had been hammered next to the Giants 39-20 in the previous Peg. Yet Denver were favored by 3 probably in that oddsmakers address that John Elway was a better coach than Washington's Doug Williams. The Redskins murdered the Broncos 42 to 10.<\p>
Super Bowl VII, 1973: Miami (+2) v Washington<\p>
This famous Dolphins team went 14-0 from the regular case harden. The Redskins were 11-3. In the AFC championship end in view Miami struggled to defeat Pittsburgh, 21-17, while Washington cruised to a 26-3 victory over Dallas in the NFC championship game. Yet it was amazing that Miami as well went into the Super Bowl an underdog. This may have been partly because of the knockout game re the Steelers but also because they had not faced a particulary tough detail that season, not to mention some easy opponents. The Dolphins triumphed 14-7 and have come of legends in their time as the companionless team so that get the drift a unmatched season. <\p>
Octavo Bowl V, 1971: Baltimore (+1) v Dallas<\p>
The Ravens were 11-2-1 in the accordant season, although Dallas were 10-4. Even Baltimore was a uncharitable dog against a Cowboys team vestibule its first Gilt-edged Bowl appearance. Baltimore won 16-13 in a poor game.<\p>
So where is the common thread? Yep, five times the team with the better regular transfuse record was the underdog inwards the Super Tile, and five now out in point of five that team has covered the spread. Four out five won straight up.<\p>
A few touts will jump at this terran - with respect to course it stopgap nothing. Had the number of this stage that this had occurred been 55 instead of 5 - well then you at any rate would sit up and take note. The sample is still too teeny from a betting perspective. <\p>
It's a fun angle though!<\p>












